Our Staff
Lydia Cordova - Director and Girls 17-1 Head Coach
Lydia opened Nfinity Volleyball Club 2012 after coaching many years with other clubs. Lydia has coached all levels of club volleyball from the youngest athletes to the top level 18s teams. She is the head coach of the 17-1 team this year.
Prior to opening Nfinity VBC in 2012, she was with South Bay Volleyball Club for 14 years. There, she served as club administrator for 5 years and coached all levels and ages of teams from 12s-18s. In 2007, Lydia coached her 16-1 team to the Open division of the Junior Olympics in Minneapolis, MN. Then again in 2009, her 16-1 team won the Southern California Junior National Qualifier to earn a bid to the National Division of the Junior Olympics held in Miami, FL.
Lydia played middle blocker at LMU from 1996-1999 on a full athletic scholarship. She still holds many records in the LMU record books: 13th overall in attack percentage, 16th in block assists, and 14th in total blocks. She was also inducted into the LMU Hall of Fame this year as a member of the 1996 Women’s Team that finished 9th in the nation. After graduation, she was hired in Palos Verdes Peninsula USD as a fifth grade teacher where she taught for 7 years. Currently, she teaches middle school science in PVPUSD and has a two daughters, Summer (14) and Paige (6), and two stepdaughters, Maddie (16) and Logan (13).
Daniel Cordova - Girls 14-1 Head Coach and Boys 15/16 Co-Head Coach
Daniel begins his 26th year of coaching competitive club volleyball. Prior to joining the elite coaches here at Nfinity Volleyball Club, Daniel honed his coaching skills with South Bay Volleyball Club where he coached there for 11 years while coaching in both the 18s and 16s and under divisions. In 2009, he helped lead South Bay’s 16-1 team by winning the Los Angeles Junior National Qualifier earning them a bid to the Junior Olympics in Miami, Florida. Before coaching at South Bay Volleyball Club, Daniel was the co-founder of Big Dog Volleyball Club where he coached for 7 years.
Daniel works in the counseling office at Peninsula High School. He is married to his beautiful wife, Lydia, has three daughters, Maddie (16), Logan (13) and Paige (6) and one stepdaughter, Summer (14).
Angela Thomas - 12-1 Head Coach
Angela Thomas is a local born and raised in the South Bay. Alum of Our Lady of Guadeloupe Elementary School where she started started playing volleyball at 9 years old, then on to be multi-sport athlete at Bishop Montgomery High School where she won multiple state and CIF championships in volleyball and basketball. Angela went on to earn a Division I full scholarship to play volleyball at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Since graduating she has coached club at various age groups for 15 years in Maryland and now back in the South Bay. Angela loves coaching and is also a wife and mom of two girls, and is a full time Human Resource Manager.
Alison Wood Lamberson - Girls 13-1 Head Coach
Ali Wood Lamberson has had a full and varied volleyball career. Ali was the assistant coach for the 2016 and 2017 University of Southern California (USC) National Championship Beach Volleyball team. Ali spent the 2019, 2018, and 2015 collegiate beach seasons serving as the Assistant Coach for Tulane University, helping the Green Wave to their most team wins in program history and best finish at AVCA Pairs Championship (9th). Through her work at USA Volleyball, Ali was instrumental in the addition of beach volleyball as an NCAA sport. In 2020 Ali joined Beach Prospects, the nation's top beach volleyball recruiting service.
In 2006 Ali became USA Volleyball’s first full time beach staff. She served as the Director of International and High Performance Beach Programs from 2006 to 2013, overseeing all aspects of support and development for USAV’s Olympic, Pan Am, and Youth and Junior Beach athletes. In 2008 Ali launched USAV’s Beach High Performance Program comprised of the USA Youth and Junior Beach National Teams, the Beach High Performance tryouts and national camps, and the USAV Beach High Performance Championships, the premiere elite beach event for athletes ages 12-25. Under Ali's direction the USA Youth and Junior teams won more than six international medals.
In 2013 Ali left her director position at USAV to focus on her true passion, coaching. She then led the USA Under-17 Beach National Team to a historic gold and silver medal finish at the inaugural 2014 FIVB U-17 World Championship, and a second consecutive USAV Beach High Performance Championship title. The next two years she led the USA Under-19 and Under-15 Girls Beach National Teams to back-to-back USAV Beach High Performance Championships. Additionally in 2018 she coached the USA U-19 National Teams to 4th and 9th place finishes at the FIVB Youth World Championships and the Youth Olympic Games.
Ali competed on the AVP, FIVB, BVA and WPVA pro beach volleyball tours from 1992-2005, competing in 178 career tournaments. She has four pro beach final four appearances to her credit, and since her retirement continues to play recreationally.
Following only 2 years of junior club volleyball, where her Ichiban U18 team took 2nd at the prestigious Volleyball Festival, Ali received a full-ride to UC Irvine where she was the school's top outside hitter (1986-89) and a 1989 First Team All-Region Selection. She lead the Anteaters to their first-ever NCAA tournament appearance and top 20 ranking in 1988. She then spent one season as a middle/opposite with Vfl. Oythe in Germany’s Bundesliga and one Carrie graduated from Cal State Long Beach and is a science teacher at Bishop Montgomery High school. She was a volleyball coach for 25 years and has had her CrossFit L1 Certification for three years. She has also been a strength and conditioning coach for three years as an outside hitter with the PVL’s San Jose Stars.
From 2001-2005 she was head coach of the Cal State University Dominguez Hills (NCAA DII) women's volleyball team, leading the Toros to one of their best seasons to date and their first-ever regional ranking in 2004. Ali coached indoor club volleyball from 1999-2008, first as a coach and consultant for South Bay Volleyball Club then as the Head Coach and Club Director for Starlings LA West which she founded in 2004.
South Bay native, Ali is married to John Lamberson. Her blended family consists of daughter Josephine, step-daughter Kaylee, niece Madeleine, step-granddaughter Olive, and a fluffy collie named Aerowyn. Ali enjoys playing all sports, watching movies, and wine tasting.
Kiana Takahashi - Girls 15-1 Head Coach
Kiana is the head coach for the 15-1’s team. She is currently the Frosh-Soph boys’ volleyball coach at Torrance High School. Kiana was a three year varsity player at Torrance High School and later played at El Camino College, indoor and beach volleyball. While she was there, they placed 3rd in state and she also was the first recipient with her beach partner to receive AVCA Beach Pair of the Week. Kiana is currently attending Cal State Long Beach pursing a Bachelor’s degree in Business Economics. She is also an intern at the Ports of Los Angeles in the engineer’s finance department.
Maddie Flentie - Girls 14-1 Assistant Coach
Maddie is the assistant coach for the 14-1’s team girls team. She started out her club career at South Bay Volleyball Club and ended it at Nfinity. While on the 18-1’s team at Nfinity her team had top finishes in Junior National Qualifiers. She also played at Redondo Union High School on both the indoor and beach team. Maddie is in her first year coaching club volleyball and super excited to work with the 12s team.
Maddie attended Sonoma State University where she majored in Political Science. After graduation she then moved to the United Kingdom where she graduated with her Masters in International Politics and Human Rights. She now works in the tech sector and lives in the South Bay.
Jared Kuwae - Girls 15-1 Assistant Coach
Jared first started playing volleyball when he was in the 6th grade. He attended Torrance high school and was a 2 year varsity player. After high school, Jared worked towards, and became a firefighter with the city of Torrance. He then decided to start something new and get back into the volleyball scene. He became an assistant coach for Torrance High School’s Frosh-Soph boy’s team last year, and is starting his first year with us as Kiana’s assistant for the 15-1’s team. Jared also works as a Kids Instructor at LIFETIME Fitness and enjoys playing basketball.
Shannon Sneed - Boys 15/16 Co-Head Coach
Carrie Rey - Strength and Conditioning Coach
Carrie graduated from Cal State Long Beach and is a science teacher at Bishop Montgomery High school. She was a volleyball coach for 25 years and has had her CrossFit L1 Certification. She has also been Nfinity’s strength and conditioning coach since our opening in 2012.
Edan Musick - Girls 13-1 Assistant Coach
Edan was first introduced to volleyball when he was only 8 years old. Edan attended North Torrance High School where he played on the volleyball team for 4 years where 2 of those years he played for varsity. He also has played club for 2 years and now has taken his talents to the El Camino College volleyball team where he is currently playing as a setter. He has some coaching experience where he has helped coach the North Torrance Girls JV volleyball team where they were able to earn League Champions. Now he is currently the assistant coach for the girls 13-1 team.
Eddie Reyes - Girls 17-1 Assistant Coach
For Coach Eddie, volleyball has always been a big part of his life. Playing for club and high school has helped him improve his volleyball skills throughout time. He went to Highland High School in Palmdale, CA where he played volleyball for all 4 years of high school. He also played for 3D Volleyball Club and played for college too. Eddie started at El Camino College where he then transferred to play at Antelope Valley College for the men’s volleyball program. Eddie was always a libero for all of high school and college. Now, he is the assistant coach for the girls 17’s team for Nfinity. He is currently majoring in Kinesiology to pursue his career in becoming a P.E teacher. Looking forward to a great season!
Bishop Sneed - Boys 15/16 Assistant Coach
Colleen Brennan - Girls Junior Spikers Head Coach
Colleen Brennan played volleyball for 10 years. Originally from Northern California, she played for a multitude of clubs and was named All league libero in 2013 for her high school varsity team. After high school she played club volleyball for Chico State until she decided to retire from play and move into coaching. She has coached ages ranging from 12-16 and now is assistant coach to our 13-1 team. During her free time she loves to play beach volleyball and spend time in the sun.
Eloise Belandres - Girls 12-1 Assistant Coach and Junior Spikers Head Coach
A South Bay native, Eloise began and ended their playing career with Nfinity Volleyball Club. A Bishop Montgomery High School alum, Eloise played for three years as a setter.
After graduating from San Diego State University with a B.A. in English, Eloise returned to the South Bay and has come full circle to coach for Nfinity. They are excited to make their coaching debut with the 12-1s team!
Paityn Yamasaki- Girls 15/16 Assistant Coach